A Mad, Mad World

We will be playing at Graeser Winery this Saturday, May 2nd.

Owner, Richard Graeser and managing partner, Rebbeca Ahi are super friendly, the bordeaux style wines are outstanding and the location is a glorious.

The winery is nestled on a hillside in the Diamond Mountain District of Napa on the northeast side of Napa Valley. There’s a comfortable patio with chairs and tables and picnic tables on the grounds.

Noon – 4pm

Graeser Winery
255 Petrified Forest Road
Calistoga, CA
707 942-4437

This event is part of the Calistoga Wineries Annual Spring Celebration fundraiser

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Uncle Ozma of the Portland, Oregon based freeform internet radio station, NeverEndingWonder Radio just gave us a detailed, thumbs up review of all our CDs! Read it here on the NeverEndingWonder blog.

Appreciative words from a true music lover are, well, music to our ears

You can catch the stream from the Never Ending Wonder Radio website or find it on iTunes in the radio section under the Eclectic category.

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Playing music for a music-loving, pro-beer crowd on a Sunday afternoon in perfect weather was a pleasure.

During our breaks the Golden Gate Bavarian Dance Club performed to taped traditional music. The dancers looked festive and danced fabulously. They wear beautiful green, black and white costumes, lots of pewter coins and chains, velvet hats, lederhosen, dirndls, the whole bit. And they can kick up their heels, literally.

It was a special treat for us when, during our sets, several of them danced. They could dance to anything we played – polkas, waltzes, Cajun two-step, swing, hasapikos, serba, Irish reel, whatever.

Beer holding and beer drinking contests were part of the event. Three of us valiantly competed in the Maß holding contests. The sun shone through the huge steins of golden German beer, one liter /33.8 oz. Maßkrüge to be precise, as the brave contestants struggled to keep from spilling or letting the Maß dip below shoulder line. It’s not that easy holding 5 1/2 lbs of beer and glass straight out from your shoulder!

Owners, Cindy and Peter know how to put on a good party. You owe it to yourselves to check out this local gem of a restaurant.

eins, zwei, drei g’suffa

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We are super pleased that owner, Cindy Kahl has asked us back to play for their 3rd annual Spring Fest.

That’s this Sunday, April 26
1pm – 5pm – no cover

Come on down and relax on the patio beer garden, drink excellent German beer, eat delicious food and enjoy good music. 

Perfect way to spend a Springtime Sunday!

Jumpy house for the kids.

Golden Gate Bavarian Dance Club will dance and conduct the beer drinking contest.

Challenge the reigning beer drinking champion, Mikey! This is what the contest looked like last year.

Speisekammer Restaurant
2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-1300

Hope to see you there.

yours in a mad, mad world,

Mags

Speisekammer = spice room = pantry

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